WE ARE HERE FOR YOU IN MILWAUKEE
WHAT WE OFFER
The Milwaukee region of Ignite provides services in-center during daytime hours and in community settings such as schools and daycares. Getting to know you and your child or student is an honor for us. We can’t wait to see the awesome potential that is in your child’s personality and abilities. Please contact us today, and we’ll look forward to meeting you.
ABA Therapy
ABA therapy focuses on shaping behavior through prompting and fading procedures along with the use of positive reinforcement that are functional and child-specific. Our goal is to help our clients develop the skills that they need in order to be successful in their daily lives. Our team of Board Certified Behavior Analysts are passionate about leveraging the most current evidence-based practices when developing and individualizing programming for the clients and families that we serve.
School-based ABA
School-based ABA interventions include using functional behavior assessments, positive behavior supports, using reinforcement, and consistently collecting data to continue to drive interventions and determine progress. We enjoy working collaboratively with each child’s school team in order to ensure student success.
School Classroom Consulting
We work with individual schools and teachers to improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students. We help teachers design interventions that can be implemented easily and with fidelity.
OUR TEAM
Victoria Oliversen, M.S., BCBA, LBA
Director of Autism Services: Milwaukee Region
Victoria is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and attended graduate school at St. Cloud State University. She graduated with a Master’s of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis and became board certified in 2018. Victoria has been working in the field of ABA for over 9 years and has had the pleasure of working with a variety of clients, ages 2-18. It is Victoria's top priority to provide progressive, compassionate, and empirically-validated ABA treatment for each child. Victoria's training and experience within the field of ABA allows her to specialize in the following areas: speech and language development, development of play and social skills, school and classroom-based interventions, management of anxiety/anxiety-related behavior, and the reduction and management of maladaptive behavior. During her free time, Victoria paints, draws, and is involved in a lot of artistic pursuits.
Samantha Chaulklin, M.S., BCBA, LBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Sami has been in the field of ABA since 2015. Upon earning her Bachelor's degree in Psychology-Human Services and Spanish, she completed a Psychology and Spanish study abroad program in Lima, Peru. She then completed her coursework in ABA through Florida Institute of Technology in 2017, where she earned a Master of Science in Psychology- Child and Adolescent Development in 2021. Sami became board certified in 2022 and is a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the State of Wisconsin. She is passionate about providing functional communication training to clients in both English and Spanish and collaborating in schools. Sami has collaborated with a variety of multidisciplinary teams throughout her professional career, as well as while volunteering with the Global Autism Project. Outside of work, Sami enjoys dancing, painting, and spending time training her dogs.
Mitchell Geisler, M.S., BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Mitchell started as a registered behavior technician in 2018 and worked with clients in their homes around Milwaukee. After receiving his Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis from St Cloud State University in 2022, he achieved his Board Certification and Wisconsin Licensure in early 2023. During his career, Mitchell has worked in a variety of settings including in-home, group homes, and in a clinic setting. He has experience working with clients that range from ages 3-82. Due to his experience, Mitchell has a passion for promoting independence in individuals by teaching functional communication goals, activities of daily living, and the reduction/management of maladaptive behaviors. Mitchell also enjoys teaching the core concepts of behavior analysis to caregivers to promote sustained growth outside of direct therapy. In his free time, Mitchell enjoys spending time outside camping, disc golfing, and hiking.
Trevor Witta, M.A., BCBA, LBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Trevor's journey in ABA began as an RBT in Indianapolis in 2017. At the time, he was enrolled in a MS program for Library and Data Science at Syracuse University. At that time, he was working as an RBT and a Librarian. After completion of the program, Trevor decided that ABA was the right fit for him, and he began Ball State University's MA program in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). He officially became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in 2021, and started practicing in Milwaukee. In ABA, Trevor is the most excited about the way treatment is becoming more and more compassionate: the field is learning to better listen to our clients' verbal and non-verbal communication, to be empathetic with their wishes, and to write interventions that respect them. When Trevor is not at work, he likes to explore Milwaukee's restaurant scene, play board games, and read books.
Haley-Marie Asher, M.A., BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Haley-Marie earned her BCBA in June of 2024. She received her Master of Arts in Special Education (Applied Behavior Analysis) from Arizona State University (online) in May 2023. Haley was born and raised in West Allis, WI, and currently lives there with her fiancé, Erik, and two cats, Maya and Phoenix. Before working in ABA, Haley attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance (with an emphasis on classical music). Haley loves to sing, but these days she enjoys singing along with all the clients during Circle Times. Haley has been working in the field of ABA since 2020, and found her place at Ignite in November 2022. In ABA, Haley loves incorporating learning opportunities into play and making learning fun and rewarding for her clients. During her free time, Haley enjoys curling up with a good book, working out at OrangeTheory, and cleaning/organizing the apartment for the millionth time.
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